
Health & Science
Meet ‘the Zeen’: Philly inventor behind the Steadicam creates wheelchair-walker hybrid
Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.
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Listen 3:48Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now
Viewers located in a strip of the mainland U.S. stretching from Texas to Maine will be able to see the moon pass directly in front of the afternoon sun.
2 years ago
Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps U.S.
Just one year from now, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America. The eclipse will slice a diagonal line across 13 states in the U.S., from Texas through Maine.
2 years ago
Taking the Temperature of Climate Science
We hear about the big picture of climate change almost every day — the threats it poses, the effects on our world and lives, the fight ...
Air Date: April 7, 2023
Listen 51:14Drilling for Earth’s climate secrets buried under the sea
A team of scientists on the JOIDES Resolution drill for sediment cores off the coast of Portugal — an area rich with information about earth's history.
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Listen 13:43April is National ‘Donate Life Month.’ Here’s what it means
About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.
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Listen 1:45Delaware’s COVID-19 public health emergency to end May 11
The state’s emergency order was first put in place March 23, 2020, as cases of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the state.
2 years ago
A decade after Paulsboro, N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health
Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.
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Listen 5:28Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera
Scientists working off the coast of Japan say they've managed to capture images of the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera.
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NOAA: N.J. wind farm may ‘adversely affect,’ not kill whales
The report comes as opposition to offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast is growing.
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Report by feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish
A joint study by two federal scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine life.
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FDA will let some adults get a second boost of the bivalent COVID-19 shot
The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.
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These are the 4 astronauts who’ll take a trip around the moon next year
The group will fly as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.
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Pa. faces a shortage of benefits workers as health coverage for thousands is on the line
Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.
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‘Father of cell phone’ reflects on making first call and history 50 years ago
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call, Martin Cooper, 94, talks about how his invention changed our lives.
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